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Article: Considering transgender people in education: a gender-complex approach.(Report)
- Article from:
- Journal of Teacher Education
- Article date:
- September 1, 2009
- Author:
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If I could change one thing, it would be that all people were required to understand that there are more than two categories of gender. That way other kids won't have to suffer like I did.
--17-year-old transboy (quoted in Brill & Pepper, 2008, p. 67)
Our biggest issue with the school was their lack of knowledge. At first it was suggested that we switch schools to one that is 12 miles away. Thanks.
--Parent of a 7-year-old transboy (quoted in Brill & Pepper, 2008, p. 154)
Schools serve as a setting in which students come to understand gender. One group that is largely left out of discussions of education consists of transgender ...